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Northern Aviation Scholarship Fund

About the Northern Aviation Scholarship Fund

In memory of pilots John Bidwell, Jim Smith and Matthew Bromley, established in 2003, the purpose of Northern Aviation Scholarship Fund is to support residents of the NWT / Nunavut pursuing a post-secondary education in the aviation industry, for example, as a pilot, engineer or flight attendant.

Application process

Individuals interested in applying must create a profile on our scholarship application portal. Once your profile is created, you will need to complete our eligibility quiz and then submit a scholarship application to the Northern Aviation Scholarship Fund.

Applications will be made available during our scholarship intake season, in April/May 2024.

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2024 key dates

2 April, 12.01am

Scholarship application portal opens. 

31 May, 11.59pm

Scholarship application portal closes. Late applications not accepted.

Mid- to late July

Funding distributed to scholarship recipients. 

Please find the application process below, including some frequently asked questions. 

In memory of pilots John Bidwell, Jim Smith and Matthew Bromley, established in 2003, the purpose of Northern Aviation Scholarship Fund is to support residents of the NWT / Nunavut pursuing a post-secondary education in the aviation industry, for example, as a pilot, engineer or flight attendant.

$2500

Please note that award amounts vary year by year.

In order to be eligible to apply for the Northern Aviation Scholarship Fund, you must be:

  • a resident of the Northwest Territories (NWT) or Nunavut for at least two years
  • pursuing post-secondary education in an aviation related field.

All of our scholarship application forms and additional materials need to be submitted on our scholarship application portal. 

  • You will complete a questionnaire describing why you wish to pursue a career in aviation in the NWT or Nunavut, and what aviation related activities you have been involved with.
  • You will provide the email address of a reference to support your application. Your reference can be a teacher or a mentor from the arts community. We will email your reference a recommendation form to fill out.

You must be an eligible resident to apply for a scholarship.
As such, YKCF requires you to make a residency declaration and have a witness sign off.
However, you do not need to print out any forms!
Each residency declaration is a one-click question embedded within the application process.
You just need to provide the email address of your residency witness, and they will be emailed directly.

You can only apply through our online application portal. In 2024, the application portal opens on April 2nd.

Access it here: https://www.grantinterface.ca/Home/Logon?urlkey=yellowknifescholarship

Mailed and emailed applications will not be accepted barring extreme circumstances.

If you have more questions, check back to our FAQs on our scholarship page!

  • 2024 Jackson Bowden
  • 2023 Bryce Smith
  • 2022 Robyn Quitte
  • 2021 Spencer Littlefair
  • 2020 Tyana Nutt and Robyn Quitte
  • 2019 Robyn Quitte
  • 2018 Abigail Guthrie
  • 2017 Kandace Sittichinli
  • 2016 Benton Davie
  • 2015 No award
  • 2014 Kylar Villebrun
  • 2013 Kylar Villebrun
  • 2012 Kylar Villebrun
  • 2011 No award
  • 2010 No award
  • 2009 Steven Lipson
  • 2008 Jared Marshall
  • 2007 Pierre Corriveau
  • 2006 Kyle Wheaton
  • 2005 Derrick Kocik
  • 2004 Derrick Kocik

For more information

If you require assistance or have questions about the Northern Aviation Scholarship Fund, please do hesitate to contact the Yellowknife Community Foundation office at grants@ykcf.ca or by phone at +1-867 446 4527.